School Vocabulary Worksheet
Word tip (What is it for?): Ask what the thing or place is used for: we borrow books from the library. People at school are named by what they do: a teacher teaches, a librarian looks after the library. Read the whole sentence before you choose — the other words are clues.
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- 1.What does “playground” mean? (a) sticks paper together (b) where children play (c) school work done at home (d) morning prayer meeting
- 2.What does “uniform” mean? (a) same clothes for school (b) a test of your learning (c) list of class periods (d) a book to write in
- 3.What does “crayon” mean? (a) same clothes for school (b) a test of your learning (c) where we buy snacks (d) a stick of coloured wax
- 4.Fill the gap: I finished my ___ after coming home. (a) playground (b) homework (c) principal (d) uniform
- 5.Which word is the odd one out? (a) teacher (b) lab (c) canteen (d) library
- 6.Which word is the odd one out? (a) English (b) library (c) music (d) maths
- 7.Which word is the odd one out? (a) classroom (b) canteen (c) lab (d) sharpener
- 8.What does “eraser” mean? (a) rubs out pencil marks (b) one who teaches us (c) the head of a school (d) used to cut paper
- 9.Which word means “gives a pencil a point”? (a) sharpener (b) librarian (c) ruler (d) teacher
- 10.Fill the gap: All students wear the same ___ to school. (a) timetable (b) homework (c) bell (d) uniform
- 11.Which word means “the head of a school”? (a) uniform (b) principal (c) scissors (d) library
- 12.Which word is the odd one out? (a) sharpener (b) ruler (c) pencil (d) lab
- 13.Fill the gap: The ___ rings at the end of every period. (a) teacher (b) eraser (c) bell (d) desk
- 14.What does “library” mean? (a) a stick of coloured wax (b) a room full of books (c) carries books to school (d) school work done at home
- 15.Fill the gap: We play kho-kho in the ___. (a) canteen (b) library (c) playground (d) classroom
- 16.Fill the gap: The teacher writes on the blackboard with ___. (a) glue (b) scissors (c) eraser (d) chalk
- 17.Which word means “one who teaches us”? (a) homework (b) librarian (c) teacher (d) glue
- 18.Which word is the odd one out? (a) ruler (b) coach (c) librarian (d) principal
- 19.Fill the gap: We borrow books from the ___. (a) canteen (b) bell (c) library (d) playground
- 20.Which word is the odd one out? (a) coach (b) canteen (c) student (d) teacher
- 21.Which word is the odd one out? (a) coach (b) principal (c) classroom (d) student
- 22.Which word means “where we buy snacks”? (a) ruler (b) assembly (c) canteen (d) teacher
- 23.What does “ruler” mean? (a) a room full of books (b) shows your marks (c) draws straight lines (d) sticks paper together
- 24.Fill the gap: Use your ___ to draw a straight line. (a) sharpener (b) bell (c) eraser (d) ruler
- 25.Which word means “a test of your learning”? (a) bell (b) crayon (c) school bag (d) exam
- 26.What does “teacher” mean? (a) where children play (b) the head of a school (c) one who teaches us (d) a room full of books
- 27.Fill the gap: Stick the picture in your book with ___. (a) chalk (b) eraser (c) glue (d) ruler
- 28.Fill the gap: I rub out a mistake with my ___. (a) sharpener (b) ruler (c) notebook (d) eraser
- 29.What does “school bag” mean? (a) where children play (b) carries books to school (c) sticks paper together (d) a book to write in
- 30.Fill the gap: Cut the paper carefully with ___. (a) crayons (b) glue (c) chalk (d) scissors
- 31.Which word means “a stick of coloured wax”? (a) teacher (b) crayon (c) principal (d) canteen
- 32.Fill the gap: We colour the picture with ___. (a) crayons (b) erasers (c) glue (d) scissors
- 33.Which word means “a room full of books”? (a) bell (b) library (c) school bag (d) notebook
- 34.Which word means “sticks paper together”? (a) classmate (b) library (c) report card (d) glue
- 35.Fill the gap: We buy samosas in the school ___. (a) library (b) assembly (c) canteen (d) classroom
- 36.Which word is the odd one out? (a) teacher (b) librarian (c) eraser (d) student
- 37.Which word is the odd one out? (a) canteen (b) lab (c) principal (d) library
- 38.Which word means “shows your marks”? (a) canteen (b) glue (c) report card (d) classroom
- 39.Which word means “used to cut paper”? (a) scissors (b) school bag (c) sharpener (d) homework
- 40.Which word is the odd one out? (a) principal (b) coach (c) maths (d) student
Answer key
- where children play
- same clothes for school
- a stick of coloured wax
- homework
- teacher
- library
- sharpener
- rubs out pencil marks
- sharpener
- uniform
- principal
- lab
- bell
- a room full of books
- playground
- chalk
- teacher
- ruler
- library
- canteen
- classroom
- canteen
- draws straight lines
- ruler
- exam
- one who teaches us
- glue
- eraser
- carries books to school
- scissors
- crayon
- crayons
- library
- glue
- canteen
- eraser
- principal
- report card
- scissors
- maths
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